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November 2022 - Gibraltar FIFA Nations League 4, Group C: This run-in has been absolutely miserable. Just two points from the final three games, a really poor time to forget how to play football. We were making the opposition look like prime era Barcelona. We gave Mauritius 71% of the possession, and they completed 695 passes compared to our 222. With a change of tactic we were a bit better against Anguilla, but still had to rely on a late equaliser. Had we screwed it up badly enough to miss out on promotion? Team Milestones: Three games without a win. --------------------------------------- Luckily, we had enough points already in the bank that we remained in the top three. Promotion was sealed, though only as runners-up. It was probably unrealistic to expect to win every game, but dropping points on seven occasions was too much. Losing to St Martin twice was obviously the biggest disappointment, but drawing twice with Mauritius was up there too. ---------------------------------------

October 2022 - Gibraltar FIFA Nations League 4, Group C: Amateur hour. Nobody was even trying to do anything. If you ignore the goal, which is pretty pointless when you're already 4-0 down, I don't think we touched the ball outside of kick-offs. Not happy at all. That's allowed them to overhaul us, we now sit one point behind in 2nd. Team Milestones: Largest loss in my time here (overall record loss is 0-9 v Belgium).

September 2022 - Gibraltar FIFA Nations League 4, Group C: After the St Martin shambles I rotated the entire starting XI for the Northern Mariana Islands game. Reece Styche took his chance to be the main man in style, grabbing himself a hat-trick and also providing an assist. The defence let themselves down though, conceding twice in the final ten minutes. Reece Styche continued to stake his claim for a more regular starting spot with another goal against Sint Maarten, a match we should have won by a much larger margin. We've regained top spot, now with a two point lead over Sao Tome & Principe. Player Milestones: Louie Annesley scored his first goal for his country. ---------------------------------------

August 2022 - Gibraltar FIFA Nations League 4, Group C: Truly pathetic. We dominated the first half-hour without scoring, then decided to part like the Red Sea for their midfielder to waltz through our defence and chip the keeper, without anyone even trying to stop him. From that point it was pretty much game over, a gutless performance which was capped off by our keeper dropping a run-of-the-mill cross, allowing them to score the easiest second goal possible. Jamie Robba (St. Joseph's, GK, 30 y.o.) will not be playing for me again. We've dropped to 2nd, behind St Martin on head-to-head record. ---------------------------------------

July 2022 - Gibraltar FIFA Nations League 4, Group C: After sitting out the last game due to suspension (accumulated yellows), Kelvin Morgan had something to prove against St Pierre & Miquelon. And he did just that with his second hat-trick of the campaign, while also managing an assist. There wasn't too much to shout about against Bangladesh, it was a bit of a tepid affair, but the two sides were split by a couple of moments of quality from Liam Walker. Just before the break he scored with a cracking curling effort, then in the dying seconds of the game he planted a corner perfectly on the head of Reece Styche (Stourbridge, ST, 33 y.o.) to double the lead. We stay top of the group, now with a three point lead. Team Milestones: Six games unbeaten, four wins in a row, four clean sheets in a row. Equalled our record win. ---------------------------------------

June 2022 - Gibraltar FIFA Nations League 4, Group C: Dominant. It took a little while to get the first goal, but the result never looked in doubt. If anything it should have been more. Tjay De Barr took the plaudits for his brace, but Kyle Casciaro (Magpies, AML, 34 y.o.) also deserves a lot of credit for a goal and an assist. We stay top of the table. Team Milestones: 4 games unbeaten. ---------------------------------------

May + June 2022 - Gibraltar FIFA Nations League 4, Group C: Sao Tome & Principe were top of the table, so beating them was about as big a scalp as we could pick up at this stage. They had much more of the ball than us, 68%, but couldn't make it count and we punished them on the break in the final ten minutes. Mauritius had even more possession, 77%, but had next to no ambition. They just camped in their own half all game and we couldn't break them down. They somehow managed to take the lead and I was expecting a second loss, but luckily Liam Walker bailed us out with a nice free-kick. The Anguilla match was very even, but Kelvin Morgan was on form and took both of his chances Player Milestones: Brad Power (College Europa, DC, 29 y.o.) made his debut. Jamie Coombes (Magpies, AMR/ST, 26 y.o.) scored his first international goal. --------------------------------------- It's very close at the halfway stage, but we sit in pole position at the moment. Sao Tome & Principe lie just behind us on goal difference - they've scored six more than us, but our superior defensive record (only three conceded so far) keeps us ahead. St Martin are the only side we've lost to, so gaining revenge in the return fixture is a priority. ---------------------------------------

April 2022 - Gibraltar Slovakia beat Hong Kong to reach this round, but they've been struggling in the FIFA Nations League 1 (the fourth tier, three levels above us). With five losses from six games they sit 9th in the table (out of 10). Even with their dodgy form though they'll still be much too strong for us. FIFA Cup of Nations: Well, we weren't embarrassed. We lost as expected, but kept it respectable. Even managed to score, a great half-volley from Kelvin Morgan after a long ball from our goalie. Player Milestones: A bittersweet occasion for Jayce Olivero (College Europa, DL/ML, 23 y.o.) and Jack Sergeant (Lincoln Red Imps, DR, 27 y.o.) as they both won their 50th caps. ---------------------------------------

April 2022 - Gibraltar FIFA Nations League 4, Group C: After the poor league displays in March we needed a big improvement here, and facing Northern Mariana Islands after they'd lost five in a row suited us perfectly. We smashed them in an easy victory. When we reached half-time against Sint Maarten and the game was still goalless it looked like we'd used up all our goals in the earlier match, but Kelvin Morgan was on a one-man mission and grabbed a hat-trick to make the difference. Team Milestones: Largest victory, three wins in a row. Player Milestones: Following his brilliant month, Kelvin Morgan is our new all-time top scorer, with nine goals in just eight games. ---------------------------------------

March 2022 - Gibraltar A bit of cup action to hopefully distract from our league woes. 196 teams enter in the first round, with 30 more to come in the second round. So the real big boys aren't in play yet, but there are still some heavy hitters that could do real damage a possibility. Luckily, the draw has been kind to us with a home tie against fellow League 4 side, Fiji. FIFA Cup of Nations, First Round: If I was the Fiji manager I'd be very annoyed with this. As it is, I'm pleased we got away with it, but not happy about the performance. We stole the only goal of the game, but Fiji should have been out of sight by then. A late offside flag also came to our rescue, as we somehow scraped through to the second round. Our reward is a trip to Slovakia. ---------------------------------------

March 2022 - Gibraltar FIFA Nations League 4, Group C: What an absolutely awful month. I thought we were flying after February but this was dreadful. We were terrible against Bangladesh, the only consolation was that they were just as bad. Even so we should have won it late on, but substitute Jamie Coombes (Magpies, AMR/ST, 25 y.o.) put a sitter wide. I made a number of changes for the visit of St Martin, and we looked bright early on. But when they scored against the run of play all momentum was lost, and we never looked like getting back into it. We've fallen to 4th in the table. Team Milestones: First loss, two games without a win. Player Milestones: Lee Coombes (Magpies, DLC, 25 y.o.) and Jaron Vinet (College Europa, MLC, 24 y.o.) made their debuts. ---------------------------------------

February 2022 - Gibraltar --------------------------------------- The initial squad was made up nearly entirely of domestic based players, with all but two of the squad coming from College Europa, Lincoln Red Imps, Magpies, and St. Joseph's. The two exceptions were Tjay De Barr (Wycombe, ST, 21 y.o.) and Louie Annesley (Blackburn, DC, 21 y.o.) who ply their trade in England. They're both 21 and already have plenty of caps, so I have to think they'll be around the team for years to come. Speaking of having plenty of caps, the highest rated player in the squad is Liam Walker (Lincoln Red Imps, MC, 33 y.o.). He holds the record for both most caps and most goals, so while he may not have many years left, I'm sure he'll be important in the short-term. --------------------------------------- FIFA Nations League 4, Group C: We survived an early scare against Mongolia, but then thrashed them with both of the strike pairing grabbing a brace. After a long journey back home, we repeated the scoreline four days later with just as easy a win over St Pierre & Miquelon. After two games we're top of the table, and we're already the only side with a 100% win record. Team Milestones: First win, first clean sheet. Player Milestones: Tjay De Barr is now on 6 goals, and has become the all-time leading scorer. Kelvin Morgan (St. Joseph's, ST, 24 y.o.) and Bernardo Lopes (Lincoln Red Imps, DC, 28 y.o.) both scored their first goals. Kevagn Ronco (Magpies, MRC, 23 y.o.) made his debut. ---------------------------------------

I've been on a break from FM for a few weeks, lost interest in my ongoing games and couldn't get started on any others. The amount of times I l began a new save then quit without even playing a game was ridiculous. But a bit of time in the Skinning forum to find a layout I like, and the Editors forum to look for some outside the box ideas have lit the spark again. --------------------------------------- --------------------------------------- Tiny nation careers are pretty common here, and for good reason. But I don't think I've ever done one before, so it's time to give it a go. I'm using @DaveTheEditor's Gibraltar database from the Around The Globe Megapack. And for a bit of a twist, I'm using @krlenjushka's FIFA Nations League. This replaces all other international competitions. --------------------------------------- Gibraltar start in Group C of the inaugural FIFA League 4 (the seventh, and lowest, tier). The FA expect us to earn promotion, and with the top three going up, I'd like to think I should be able to manage this. --------------------------------------- The FIFA Nations League runs from January to November, whereas the Gibraltan Premier Division doesn't start until October. So for now I'm just managing the national team, but will be looking out for a club side as well in future. In addition to the Gibraltan leagues I also have the English and Spanish leagues playable, plus the top tier from France, Germany, and Italy. I'd like to have more countries turned on (Brazil, USA, Australia, South Africa), but game speed took priority for now. More might be added later. The Chinese league was just activated for the earlier start date, and is now being switched off. ---------------------------------------

Double post.

Righto, thanks. I have a few European leagues active, so should be fine to turn off then.

I've started a save with this now, looks fun. Does China need to stay active for the tournament to work, or was this just for the early start date?

July 2027 Signings Four signings this summer. The first is Amar Zahirovic, a left-winger from our feeder club Osijek. I met his release clause to bring him to the club as a contender for a starting position. Has made 50 appearances in the Croatian top tier. Has a one-in-three goalscoring record for his nation at under-21 level. Not just one, or two, but three American centre-backs. Bit of a scattergun approach, but all three will likely get gametime over the season. Fernando Alvarez and Kobi Henry are the more experienced of the two, and will be in the first-team before too long. Alvarez, who has a Colombian second nationality, has barely played for Bologna over the last three seasons, so this is a chance for him to kickstart his career. It was a similar story for Henry, who was mainly sitting on the Reims bench in France (his second nationality). Jason Mozynski (German second nationality) has some developing to do, but has a ton of potential to grow into. When he makes his debut with us he will see his first minutes of senior football. ------------------------------------------- Facilities Training Facilities: £2 million has been invested to upgrade from the current good level. Will take a few months. Youth Facilities: £1.8 million has been invested to upgrade from the current good level. Will take a few months. Youth Recruitment: Has been upgraded to an exceptional standard. Requests to improve junior coaching and for another feeder club were declined. -------------------------------------------

2026/27 USA Senior Squad: The national side won five out of eight friendlies in the build-up to the 2027 CONCACAF Gold Cup, and they then sailed through the early rounds. They came unstuck in the semi-finals though, throwing away a two goal lead to be defeated 3-2 by Mexico. Under-23: A friendly loss to Panama, and wins over South Africa and Tunisia. Under-20: A mixed year in tournament football. They easily won the North American U20 Championship, beating Mexico 3-0 in the final, but lost to Senegal on penalties in the U20 World Cup Second Round. Under-19: Friendly wins over Panama and South Africa. None of our players represented the US this season, in any of the age groups. -------------------------------------------

2026/27 Awards Can I reject this? It's clearly nonsense. Yep, definitely wrong. -------------------------------------------

2026/27 Season Review The Players Andrija Novakovic was again our top scorer and fan's player of the season, but it was with his lowest goal tally in four years. He's now reached 71 league goals though, becoming the all time leading scorer for Venezia. No one else offered up any good numbers. Our big money signings, Ricardo Pepi and Marko Klepac, managed just 12 goals between them for a combined fee of £6.5 million, costing nearly half a million per goal. ------------------------------------------- History + Facilities A really disappointing campaign. We've regressed from the last two seasons, and were just one bad result away from relegation. Behind the scenes everything is looking rosier, with all facilities seeing improvements over the past year. Our bank balance has taken a hit with the loan repayments coming out each month for the upcoming new season, hopefully at some point we can get some better sponsorship deals to put us on more of an even footing with the other clubs in the division. ------------------------------------------- The Americans The percentage of goals scored by Americans dropped this year, with contributions from players signed from our feeder clubs and the Italian lower leagues picking up some of the slack. But as a whole, the lack of goals was an issue. Our total was the worst I've seen during my time in charge, averaging less than a goal per game. -------------------------------------------

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2026/27 Coppa Italia Only the third round, but it's our best run yet. ---------------------------------------------- Serie A A win on the opening day was a false dawn, as we then went six games without seeing victory again. A surprise point from Juventus and a win over Bologna gave us a good October, and we were unbeaten through November, but December was pretty tragic with only one point from five games. January saw an uptick in form with consecutive victories over Atalanta and Fiorentina, but we couldn't maintain. Just one win in 13 games fall down the table, and after gameweek 37 we finally dropped into the bottom three. A win on the final day would have seen us to safety, but a draw against Udinese wasn't enough. We were relegated. Or were we? ---------------------------------------------- Play-Off It turns out that the deciding factor in Serie after points is results between teams. We drew 0-0 home and away with Hellas Verona, so I thought it was going to goal difference, which would doom us. But the asterisk saved me. The goal difference is only when there's multiple teams that can't be separated. So as it was just us and Hellas Verona, we've got a play-off instead. I assumed we would lose. But Marko Klepac stepped up and made himself a hero. He'd only scored three times in 21 appearances so far, but scored possibly the most important goal he'll ever score to keep us in Serie A. Not a classic by any means, but it did the job. -------------------------------------------

2027 Youth Intake >>>>>>>>>>>> The preview matches the final message. There's a lot of potential on display, but the personalities and lack of determination is a killer. You wonder how these fellas even find their way to training. At least the top-rated chap, goalkeeper Antonio Cappelletti, has both potential and determination, so he has the best chance of making it. Argentina is the only new nation represented. ----------------------------------------------

January 2027 Departures Pietro Ceccaroni had been my first-choice centre-back for a long time, but he'd just become a liability over the last year or so. I tried giving him a shot at left-back instead, and he went and conceded a penalty in the dying minutes of a game, throwing away a point we deserved. Final straw, it was time to ditch him. ---------------------------------------------- Signings If in doubt, buy another striker. Marko Klepac has come in from my Croatian feeder club, where he'd scored 10 goals in 29 top-flight starts. ----------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------- September 2026 Results From back in March. James Alves Rodrigues has played his part with 4 assists this month, and Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson (another promoted from the under-20s) has also contributed with a goal and an assist, but other than that, the above still applies now. The defence in particular is completely hopeless. Unless my scouts magically find four good American defenders, I don't know how I can improve this. American goals: 4 (6 for the season) American assists: zero (2 for the season) ---------------------------------------------- USA Senior Squad: 0-2 v Panama, 2-0 v Nicaragua (friendlies) Under-23: 1-2 v Panama (friendly) Under-20: 6-1 v Panama, 4-0 v Nicaragua (friendlies) Under-19: 3-0 v Panama (friendly) ----------------------------------------------